# 蛤蜊
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gélí
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gap$^3$ lei$^4$ / gap$^3$ lei$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$keq-li
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gélí → géli (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ → ㄍㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: géli̊
*** Wade–Giles: ko$^2$-li$^5$
*** Yale: gé-li
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger.li
*** Palladius: гэли (gɛli)
*** Sinological IPA : /kɤ³⁵ li³⁵/ → /kɤ³⁵ li³/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$蛤蜊 隔離 / 隔离
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gap$^3$ lei$^4$ / gap$^3$ lei$^6$
*** Yale: gap lèih / gap leih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gap$^8$ lei$^4$ / gap$^8$ lei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: geb$^3$ léi$^4$ / geb$^3$ léi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐp̚³ lei̯²¹/, /kɐp̚³ lei̯²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$keq-li
*** MiniDict: keh$^入$ li
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$keq-li
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kəʔ³³ li⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: kop lij
Rime :
| Character | 蛤 | 蜊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 合 (160) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古沓切 | 力脂切 |
| Baxter | kop | lij |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʌp̚/ | /liɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kəp̚/ | /li/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɒp̚/ | /ljɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəp̚/ | /li/ |
| Li Rong | /kᴀp̚/ | /li/ |
| Wang Li | /kɒp̚/ | /li/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kăp̚/ | /li/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ge | lí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gap$^3$ | lei$^4$ |

### Noun

蛤蜊
* clam
    蛤蜊濃湯／蛤蜊浓汤 ― gélí nóngtāng ― clam chowder
    From: 659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties
    Róng shū bùpíng, wèi yuē: “Pú chū yú fúsāng, rù yú yánggǔ, zhàoyào tiānxià, shéi yún bùzhī, ér qīng cǐ wèn?” Zhāolüè yún: “Bùzhī xǔ shì, qiě shí gélí.” [Pinyin]
    Wang Rong, slightly displeased, said, “I am the sun illuminating the entire world. Who would claim not to know me, and yet you ask such a question?” Shen Zhaolue replied, “I am unaware of such affairs. Let's just eat some clams instead.”

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 啦啦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 啦啦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蛤拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 海蚌兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蚌殼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蜆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啦啦 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蜆仔, 順𧋓仔, 缸口仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蜆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜆仔, 蜆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜆子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 海鉢鉢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛤蜊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚶, 蜊仔, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蚶, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蚶, 蜊仔, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蚶仔, 蜊仔, 蟯仔, 粉蟯 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蜊蜊 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚶, 蜊蜊, 沙蜊 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蚶 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 花蛤 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛤蜊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 麻蚶子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿蜊 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蛤皮, 圓蛤 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蚶兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湖殼子 |